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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term. The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -

Public Company Watch: November/December 2024

Paul Hastings LLP on 12/23/2024

This edition of the Public Company Watch highlights critical updates and regulatory changes affecting public companies. Staying informed on these topics is crucial for effective compliance and strategic planning. Highlights...more

The NetChoice Social Media Cases: Back to the Beginning

Saiber LLC on 8/6/2024

In a past Trending Law Blog post on November 1, 2023, we discussed how the Supreme Court of the United States granted petitions for certiorari in Florida’s NetChoice LLC v. Moody case and Texas’ NetChoice LLC v. Paxton...more

Anti-Social Media Behavior, Free Speech and Governmental Liability: I – Lindke v. Freed

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 2/21/2024

In April 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to a pair of cases dealing with the intersection of free speech, social media, and governmental liability. Both cases deal with § 1983 actions against governmental...more

First Post-Facebook Appeal Makes Its Way to Supreme Court

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/20/2023

More than two years after the Supreme Court released its ruling in Facebook v. Duguid, confirming the meaning of automatic telephone dialing systems (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a plaintiff has...more

The Supreme Court Declines Another Opportunity to Consider Section 230

Saiber LLC on 6/16/2023

Just twelve days after Supreme Court of the United States issued a per curiam decision in Gonzalez v. Google LLC, in which the Court declined to address the application of §230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47...more

That Was Close! The Supreme Court Declines Opportunity to Address CDA Immunity in Social Media

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 5/19/2023

Back in October 2022, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Gonzalez v. Google, an appeal that challenged whether YouTube’s targeted algorithmic recommendations qualify as “traditional editorial functions” protected by the...more

The Supreme Court Update - April 24, 2023

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 4/25/2023

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases: Lindke v. Freed and O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier, Nos. 22-611, 22-324: Both cases involve whether and to what extent public officials’ activity...more

Supreme Court Vacates LinkedIn-HiQ Scraping Decision, Remands to Ninth Circuit for Another Look

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 6/17/2021

On June 14, 2021, in a closely-watched dispute involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the Supreme Court granted LinkedIn Corp.’s (“LinkedIn”) petition for certiorari filed in the hiQ web scraping case. It...more

Supreme Court (Finally) Will Address School Discipline for Off-Campus, Online Student Speech

Franczek P.C. on 1/13/2021

In 2017, a high school cheerleader learned she had not made the varsity team and turned to Snapchat. She posted a picture of herself and a friend, middle fingers up, with the text “f— school f— softball f— cheer f—...more

Supreme Court Denies Appeals of Notable Data Scraping, Computer Fraud Decisions from Ninth Circuit

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 10/16/2017

This past week, the Supreme Court denied the petitions for certiorari in two noteworthy Ninth Circuit decisions that had interpreted the scope of liability under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) in the context...more

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